This handout picture released by the Israeli army on Feb. 1, 2024, shows Israeli army's Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi (3rd L) talking with army officers during a situational assessment on the Lebanese border area, amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group in Gaza. (Credit: Israeli Army/AFP)
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Monday that "time is running out" to reach a diplomatic solution in south Lebanon, as tensions flare between the two countries, with daily cross-border fire.
"Israel will act militarily to return the evacuated citizens" to its northern border area if no diplomatic solution is reached to end the violence, Katz told his visiting French counterpart Stephane Sejourne, according to a statement issued by the Israeli foreign ministry.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Monday that "time is running out" to reach a diplomatic solution in south Lebanon, as tensions flare between the two countries, with daily cross-border fire.
"Israel will act militarily to return the evacuated citizens" to its northern border area if no diplomatic solution is reached to end the violence, Katz...
